Cauvery dispute: Kannada film stars to participate in Karnataka bundh on September 9

Top Kannada film stars have extended their support to the agitation launched by farmers in Karnataka against the releasing of water from the KRS reservoir to Tamil Nadu.

Actors Darshan, Rakshita and Prem today joined the farmers in Mandya, the epicentre of the protests, and raised slogans against Tamil Nadu.

The Kannada film industry has suspended shooting for new movies. The stars and technicians will take part in the one-day Karnataka bundh on September 9. They will take out a procession under the aegis of the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce and submit a memorandum to the government in Bengaluru.

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"Tamil Nadu wants water for irrigation whereas we are struggling to supply drinking water to villages in the Cauvery basin. This is total injustice? We want the government to take a logical stand and effectively defend the interests of the state in the courts," said actor Darshan.

Well known film-maker-turned-actor Prem too condemned the state's failure to reflect the ground reality in the court. "Had the government effectively put forth the problems faced by farmers in the Cauvery basin in Karnataka, today we wouldn't have faced this situation," he added.

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